'I have no great confidence that Labour's smash the gangs will work,' says Farage

Nigel Farage

By Nigel Farage


Published: 17/09/2024

- 19:22

Nigel Farage shared his views after it was revealed that 10,000 people now have crossed the English Channel since Labour came into power

More than 10,000 people now have crossed the English Channel and been processed through Dover since Keir Starmer became the Prime Minister.

That includes 801 who came on Saturday alone. It brings the total since this whole thing began to an incredible 137,000.

But it's all going to be OK because we have a new border security command and we're going to put a £75 million investment intimate money that we won't be now spending on Rwanda.

And the plan is that the National Crime Agency will work together with MI 5 and other agencies.

It will also will work with Europol and they'll be National Crime Agency officers in Bulgaria, one of the places where dinghies and engines get smuggled in and across Europe.

But the question I suppose is, will this work?

I have to say, I have no great confidence that it will.

It seems to me that if you smash the gangs, the money these people can make is so great that others will come and fill their places, rather like whack a mole. I just don't believe it's going to work.

I don't believe it can be done.

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